After a one-day boycott of shopping in shopping centers and supermarkets was held in Croatia on Friday and the announcement of new activities in the coming period, similar activities are planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Namely, after the successful civil action in Croatia, social networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina are spreading calls to boycott shops, gas stations, cafes and restaurants on Friday, January 31, as an expression of dissatisfaction with high prices and low living standards.
The initiators of the action call on citizens not to buy anything that day and to secure the necessary groceries in advance, cook at home and avoid consumption in restaurants.
“This is a way to show our dissatisfaction with the rising prices of food and energy, while citizens’ salaries remain low. One day of boycott can send a strong message,” reads one message shared on social media.
Citizens on online forums point out that food prices in BiH are higher than in some developed countries like Germany, while housing costs are still unbearable.
The Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of BiH states that such actions indicate serious socio-economic problems in the country.
They warn that employers’ profits are growing, while they are not following workers’ salaries that are insufficient to cover basic living expenses.
The initiators of the boycott emphasize that the goal of the action is to pressure the authorities and employers to take concrete measures to reduce inflation, increase the minimum wage and improve the overall living standard of citizens.
The authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have repeatedly introduced freezing prices of essential foodstuffs, AA writes.
